We remember Robert Mackie Simpson

We remember Robert Mackie Simpson

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Timeline

Timeline

1896
birth Keig, Aberdeenshire United Kingdom Source:8702216 17th April 1896
1915
service British Army Scottish Horse 3/2nd Source:8702216 November 1915 - January 1917
1917
service British Army Private 6486 Royal Highlanders Source:8702216 January 1917
education student in Arts Gordon's College, Aberdeen Aberdeen United Kingdom Source:8702216
education Keig Public School, Aberdeenshire Keig, Aberdeenshire United Kingdom Source:8702216
service British Army Private 268251 Royal Highlanders Source:4047782
location "Wealthiton," Keig, Aberdeenshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8702219
1917
death Killed in Action After only three months abroad he met his death on the 1st April 1917, being killed by the bursting of a shell which struck the house in which he was billeted at Maroeuil, near Arras. Maroeuil near Arras France Source:8702216 1st April 1917
burial Maroeuil British Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France IV. B. 5. Source:8702219

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Robert Mackie
Initials RM
Last Name Simpson
Source 8702216
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
"Wealthiton," Keig, Aberdeenshire United Kingdom parents address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 268251 Royal Highlanders Private
British Army Scottish Horse 3/2nd
British Army 6486 Royal Highlanders Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Robert Simpson father
Elizabeth Simpson mother

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Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card

External Evidence

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Aberdeen University Roll of Service Book Vincent96527
CWGC site of Robert Mackie Simpson Vincent96527
Ancestry - Register of Soldiers Effects Vincent96527

Multimedia

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Robert Mackie Simpson Vincent96527
Black Watch - Royal Highlanders - Cap Badge Vincent96527
Maroeuil British Cemetery - France Vincent96527

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